... coffee in my room and not bloody decaf! I noticed loads of police cars across the road, but never thought much of it until I saw the news. Police had shot two guys trying to rob a CVS (chemist). Sadly one died. Decided to give Reno nightlife a miss, and get room service, and an early night. I watched the Inbetweeners 2. What a pile of steaming poo! Time to sleep, long drive ...

We crossed the entire width of the state of Nevada today, mostly using route 50 (the "Loneliest Road in America") from Baker to Reno, Nevada. When you do this, you suddenly understand why there are so many casinos in Nevada--how else would they make money? About 90% of the state is part of the Great Basin, which is not ...

I had reserved a spot on the 8:30 tour of Lehman Caves the day before, so I headed out early for the Caves Visitor Center. Because I had gone into a cave within the past three years, I had to treat my shoes before entering the Lehman Caves. The National Park System is very concerned about the preventing the further spread of white-nose disease, a fungal disease that has been estimated ...

We have been life long residents of Kal-i-fornia but have tired of the nonsensical politics and high taxes. Kal-i-forina state sales tax has risen to 7.5%. That does not include local sales tax bumping that rate to as high as 9%. The state top income tax rate has risen to 13.3%. We wouldn't complain toooo much if there was some fiscal accountability by the politicians. And those new laws, over 700 of them last year, and it seems like most of them slanted ...